Arden man convicted of kidnapping, robbing hotels

1:54 PM,
Jun. 18, 2013

Written by

Clarke Morrison

A Buncombe County jury found a 72-year-old Arden man guilty of holding a hotel owner at gunpoint and using forged keycards to steal jewelry from rooms.

Jack Meredith Martin was sentenced by Judge Mark Powell to 30-45 months in state prison, according to the District Attorney's Office.

Martin, who once was convicted of murder but was exonerated in a re-trial, was found guilty of second-degree kidnapping, two counts of breaking and entering and one count of larceny after breaking and entering. ...